Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Parker, Smith April 4, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: E. Strain ecss12830@yahoo.com February 8, 2009, 10:12 pm Henline-Hughes Funeral Home Smith Parker, age 79 of Hwy 197 Bakersville NC passed away April 4 at his home. He was the son of the late Frank and Myrtle Sparks Parker and a native of Mitchell County, NC. He was a Veteran of The United States Air Force and The United States Army. He served in The Korean War where he was awarded a Silver Star and Bronze Star. He was a member of Red Hill United Methodist Church. Survivors include; wife Mildred Hollifield Parker of the home, sons, Steve Parker, of Spruce Pine, NC and Tommy Parker, of Asheville, NC, daughters, Rhonda Parker, of Spruce Pine, NC sisters, Shelby Jean Cornwell, of Maiden, NC, Marilene Ledford, of Maiden, NC, Billie Jo Deyton, of Green Mountain, NC, and Helen Hughes, of Bakersville, NC, one brother, Wayne Parker, of Burnsville, NC, and fourteen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by; sister, Juanita Coxe, brothers, Dayton, Mack, Herman, and Jim Parker. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 6 at 7:00PM in the chapel of Henline - Hughes Funeral Home with Paul Bennett officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00PM until the service time. Interment will be Monday, April 7 at 11:00AM at Red Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery (Hwy 197). Memorials may be made to; Hospice of Mitchell County PO Box 38 Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the Parker Family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/p/parker2548gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb